Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

But after the transporters took him to the county town and gave Lao Chen a performance, he immediately smiled and said, "Go back and tell your brigade commander that I received the wages and I'm very satisfied. Don't worry, let him know if there are such good things in the future, don't forget to look for me again."

When Zeng Jiwen heard this later, he suddenly had a bad idea: "Okay, since you're so willing to work, you can work for me as a long-term worker from now on." So much so that a few months later, at a meeting of the Border Region Government, Lao Chen cursed Zeng Jiwen.

After receiving Zeng Jiwen's gift, the two division commanders Xu and He in the north sent telegrams of thanks. After all, apart from this time of helping the 389th Brigade, the Japanese strongholds and passes would not be able to trap the Eighth Route Army in the future.

Just when everyone was preparing in full swing, the commander of the new regiment, Li Yunlong, hurried to the brigade headquarters.

"Brigade Commander, Brigade Commander, please assign a task to our new regiment." Li Yunlong was as anxious as a monkey.

It turned out that when Li Yunlong was leading the New 1st Regiment in the mountainous area around Niangziguan, he suddenly encountered a large force at night. Li Yunlong was so scared that he thought the Japanese army had surrounded him and prepared to evacuate. However, after inquiring, he found out that this was a local regiment, and the leader was his old acquaintance Ding Wei.

After inquiring, he found out that the brigade was planning a major operation recently, but Li Yunlong's New 1st Regiment was not part of the troops involved in this operation. He was immediately unhappy and hurried to the brigade headquarters to find Zeng Jiwen.

Zeng Jiwen looked at Li Yunlong and said, "Didn't I tell you that the new regiment wouldn't have any combat missions for six months? I asked you to form a new regiment, and it's only been over a month. Why are you so anxious?"

"Commander, all the brothers in the brigade have been dispatched, leaving only our New 1st Regiment."

"If my brothers find out about this when I get back, those who don't know will think that our New 1st Regiment was raised by a stepmother." Li Yunlong was so anxious that he jumped up and down.

Zeng Jiwen sat on the bench, listening to Li Yunlong nagging in his ear, feeling very annoyed.

So, he looked at Li Yunlong and said.

"What are you talking about, kid? Have you formed a new group? I happen to be here, tell me about it."

"How is your new regiment, Commander Li, doing now? It's a good opportunity for you, the brigade commander, to hear about your recent glorious deeds." Zeng Jiwen said with a smile.

When Li Yunlong heard this, he was suddenly startled. What should he say? Should he tell the brigade commander that he had not been in Donghui and Niangziguan for a long time in order to recruit people, and had secretly run to the vicinity of Jingxing?

If the brigade commander knew about this, he would probably get a lecture again, so he spoke humbly.

"Brigade Commander, our New 1st Regiment is having a hard time. There are 700 to 800 of us in the regiment. Old Li has been busy for over a month, but the Japs at the station are so skilled they won't come out. We've barely managed to gather enough equipment for a battalion, but half of our brothers are still fighting the Japs with their rifles and spears."

"Commander, if you have enough money, please approve some equipment for our new regiment. Then we can go back to the regiment and report to our brothers."

Li Yunlong sighed as he spoke, put his hands in his pockets, and looked at Zeng Jiwen with tears in his eyes.

After listening to Li Yunlong's report, Zeng Jiwen couldn't help laughing. He just picked up the water cup to drink, but immediately put it down with a smile on his face.

"Really? It seems our Captain Li has had a very hard time recently. As the brigade commander, it would be unreasonable for me not to give him something."

When Li Yunlong heard what the brigade commander said, he immediately smiled and said, "Whatever the brigade commander gives me, I will take it. I'm not picky about food," he said with a flattering face.

"Okay, I have just transferred about a battalion of veterans from each regiment, and plan to send the soldiers of the guard battalion and the reconnaissance battalion to each regiment. I will give you a company of veterans. How about it? You will have all the squad, platoon and company-level cadres." Zeng Jiwen said with a smile.